一篇好文章的條件很多。除了內容豐富和組織緊密之外，詞匯的運用和句子的處理，也起著決定性作用。

句子可長可短，同一件事，可以用不同的句式表達。如果句子清一色是簡單句，文章必定很單調乏味。如果全篇充滿了冗長的復雜句，讀起來也很費力。最好的方法是以簡單句為基礎，配合適當的并列句和復雜句。簡單句可長可短，通常要加些附屬成分，如分詞短語、介詞短語、副詞短語、不定式動詞短語，以及節(jié)縮成分。

總之，作者可根據情況，使句子多樣化，使文章靈活多姿。例如下列五個句子的基本概念一樣，但是句式不同，內容重點也有些差別：

(1)thegoatsgrazedpeacefullyinthefarmandwereunawareoftheapproachinghunter.(并列分句(1)+2)

(2)grazingpeacefully,thegoatsinthefarmwereunawareoftheapproachinghunter.(現在分語短語+簡單句)

(3)inthefarm,thegoatsgrazedpeacefullyandwereunawareoftheapproachinghunter.(副詞短語+并列分句(1)-(2))

(4)thereweregoatsgrazingpeacefullyinthefarm,unawareoftheapproachinghunter.(簡單句+形容語短語)

(5)asthegoatsgrazedpeacefullyinthefarm,theywereunawareoftheapproachinghunter.(原因副詞從句+主句)

(1)和(5)的句式最常見；如果加上其他三種互相交替，句子不是更多樣化嗎？

最后，看看這兩個句子要如何多樣化呢？

(6)theyoungpilotwasonhisfirstoverseastraining.

(7)hefeltveryuneasy.

(a)theyoungpilotonhisfirstoverseastrainingfeltveryuneasy.

(b)theyoungpilotfeltveryuneasyduringhisfirstoverseastraining.

?theyoungpilot'sfirstoverseastrainingmadehimfeelveryuneasy.

(d)extremeuneasinessseizedtheyoungpilotonhisfirstoverseastraining.

(e)theyoungpilotwasonhisfirstoverseastraining,feelingveryuneasy.

(f)itbeinghisfirstoverseastraining,theyoungpilotfeltveryuneasy.

(g)beingonhisfirstoverseastraining,theyoungpilotfeltveryuneasy.

(h)theyoungpilotwasonhisfirstoverseastrainingandfeltveryuneasy.

(i)theyoungpilot,whowasonhisfirstoverseastraining,feltveryuneasy.

(j)whentheyoungpilotwasonhis/firstoverseastrainging,hefeltveryuneasy.

(k)astheyoungpilotwasonhisfirstoverseastraining,hefeltveryuneasy.

(l)theyoungpilotwasonhisfirstoverseastraining,sothathefeltveryuneasy.

在上述12個句子中，(a)-(g)是簡單句；(h)是并列句；(i)-(l)是復雜句。簡單句除(b)和(g)之外，其他五樣，用的人并不多。人們最喜歡采用復雜句，尤其是(j)和(k)這兩款；接著便是并列句(h)。如果大多數人的句子只限于(b),(g),(h),(j)和(k)這五種，而其他的則棄如敝屣，不是很可惜嗎？

增強英語語句表現力的有效方法

一、避免使用語意弱的“be”動詞。

1、把句中的表語轉換為不同的修飾語。例如：

weak:thetreesarebare.thegrassisbrown.thelandscapeseemsdrab.

revision:thebrowngrassandbaretreesformadrablandscape.(轉換為前置定語)

or:thelandscape,bareandbrown,beggedforspringgreen.(轉換為并列結構作后置定語)

2、將作表語用的形容詞或名詞變?yōu)樾袨閯釉~。例如：

1)weak:theteammembersaregoodplayers.

revision:theteammembersplaywell.

2)weak:oneworker'splanistheeliminationoftardiness.

revision:oneworker'splaneliminatestardiness.

3、在以“here”或“there”開頭的句子中，把“be”動詞后的名詞代詞變成改寫句的主語。例如：

1)weak:thereisnoopportunityforpromotion.

revision:noopportunityforpromotionexists.

2)weak:herearethebooksyouordered.

revision:thebooksyouorderedhavearrived.

二、多用語意具體的動詞，保持句意簡潔明了。例如：

1、poor:mysupervisorwentpastmydesk.

better:mysupervisorsauntered(=walkedslowly)pastmydesk.

2、poor:sheisacarefulshopper.

better:sheparespricesandquality.

三、盡量運用主動語態(tài)。例如：

1、weak:theorganizationhasbeensupportedbycharity.

better:charityhassupportedtheorganization.

2、weak:thebiscuitswerestackedonaplate.

better:motherstackedthebiscuitsonaplate.

四、防止使用語意冗長累贅的詞語。例如：

1、wordy:mylittlesisterhasapreferenceforchocolatemilk.

improved:mylittlesisterpreferschocolatemilk.

2、wordy:weareinreceiptofyourletterandintendtofollowyourrmendations.

improved:wehavereceivedyourletterandintendedtofollowyourrmendation.

3、redundant:wehadaseriouscrisisatschoolyesterdaywhenourchemistrylaboratorycaughtfire.

improved:wehadacrisisatschoolyesterdaywhenourchemistrylaboratorycaughtfire.

4、redundant:mysisterandiboughtthesame,identicaldressindifferentstores.

improved:mysisterandiboughtthesamedressindifferentstores.

五、杜絕濫用陳舊詞語或難懂的專業(yè)術語。例如：

1、weak:theywillnotagreetohisproposalsinanyshapeorform.

improved:theywillnotagreetoanyofhisproposals.

2、weak:ineedherfinancialinputbeforeicanguesstimateourexpendituresnextfall.

improved:ineedherfinancialfiguresbeforeicanestimateourexpendituresnextfall.